World Famous Comics: Disney Sing Along Songs: Under the Sea
Disney Sing Along Songs: Under the Sea
Starring: Tol Avery, Collette Lyons, Wynn Pearce, Harry Holcombe, Byron Foulger Average Rating: Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Live, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Release Date: March 31, 1994 Running Time: 28 minutes Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 1962
Description: Sing, dance, and play along with your favorite Disney songs! It's fun and easy as you read the on-screen lyrics and join your favorite characters in their most memorable musical moments! Dive into these wonderful water tunes with your host Professor Ludwig von Drake as he introduces a great collection of songs and scenes from PETER PAN, THE RESCUERS, and many other top films and cartoons! You'll also meet Sebastian, the calypso-singing crab from THE LITTLE MERMAID, one of the most popular animated feature films of all time! Sebastian will teach you the lyrics to the award-winning hits "Under The Sea," and "Kiss The Girl"!
A brief comment I bought this tape to get the main song and arrangement from The Little Mermaid. I like Jamaican steel drum music, and this is one of the best songs done in this style that I've seen. If you add in the visuals, you get one of Disney's finest moments, in my humble opinion. The whole video has a sea or maritime theme, though, which is nice because it thematically ties everything together, and the songs range from 1930s to the 1980s, including Disney's reprisals of even older songs (such as "By the Beautiful Sea," which I suspect goes back to the 1890s or early 1900s). Overall a good video and Scrooge McDuck serves as the host. :-)
A lasting memory (from the childs mind) A family member bought this vhs for me when I was little.I think before 1994. I am now 25 years old and the songs still this day will put a smile on my face. It took a while for me to get use to some of the older songs but once I got it I was dancing around the house and pretending I could sing all day to them. Im going to purchase it for my daughter now and hope that it brings as much joy to her as it did to me. It is a must have. It will keep the kids interested.
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: "Under the Sea" Sorta good. The songs are:
"Under the Sea"-The Little Mermaid "By the Beautiful Sea"-Disney scenes "Never Smile at a Crocodile"-Peter Pan "That's What Makes the World Go Round"-? "Kiss the Girl"-The Little Mermaid "At the Codfish Ball"-Disney scenes "Sailing, Sailing"-? "Sailor's Hornpipe"-? "A Whale of a Tale"-?
As I have said, buy it. No good should come out of it.
Pure delight to watch and sing along with your kids This video is incredibly fun, musically and visually. I have two girls, two and four years old, and it puts them in stitches every time they watch it. If I'm otherwise engaged, my littlest girl runs to get me several times during the video, towing me by the finger to see what I'm missing.
It's a sing-along, so all the lyrics are displayed at the bottom. A good thing, too, because you'll need to actually see the lyrics if you want to learn these fast-paced songs in their entirety.
The tunes are upbeat and the lyrics, although pure and enjoyable to a young child, are in many ways far more complex than the monotonous, simple-minded pop music that is often marketed to teens and young adults. Adults with broad musical tastes won't need to feign delight.
My girls' three favorites include two of the disparaged 1940s songs/cartoons (supposedly "too old fashioned to engage the mind of a present-day child.") My four-year-old daughter told me this morning that she couldn't get the song, "By the Beautiful Sea" out of her head, and woke up hearing the song and seeing the images in her mind. "At the Codfish Ball" is the other oldie they love. Their third favorite is "Never Smile at A Crocodile".
I wrote down the words to these three songs, so we could learn them without any gaps and could sing them together anytime. You'll have to imagine the music (each upbeat, yet very distinctive), but here are the lyrics:
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"By the Beautiful Sea" (A charming male/female duet) By the Sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea, You and me, you and me, Oh! how happy we'll be. When each wave comes a-rolling in, we won't duck or swim, And we'll float and fool around the water. Over and under and then up for air, Pa is rich, Ma is rich, so now what do we care? I love to be beside your side, beside the sea, beside the seaside, by the beautiful sea. ---------------------------------------------------- Joe and Jane were always together, Said Joe to Jane, I love summer weather. So, let's go to that beautiful sea, Follow along, say you're with me. Anything that Joe would suggest to her, Jane would always think it was best for her. So, he'd get his Ford, holler, "All aboard!" Gee, I want to be by the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea. (repeat from top, down to dashed line above.)
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"At the Codfish Ball" (sung in the manner of an old-time 1920s crooner, with far-out, hilarious and detailed visual depictions you can't even imagine!) Come along and follow me, to the bottom of the sea, We'll join in the jamboree, at the codfish ball. Lobsters dancing in a row, shuffle off to Buffalo, Jellyfish sway to and fro, at the codfish ball. Fin and Haddie lead the eels through an Irish reel. The catfish is a dancing man, but can't can-can like a sardine can. Tunas truckin' left and right, minnies moochin' what a night. There won't be a hook in sight, at the codfish ball. (short instrumental) Each red snapper's lookin' dapper, dressed up to the gills. The octopuses all have fun as they wait to see all the grunion run. So, come along and follow me, to the bottom of the sea. We'll join in the jamboree, at the codfish ball. ----------------------------------------------------- At the bottom of the sea, everyone is family. Come and join the jamboree, called the codfish ball. All the swordfish love to play, every clam is here today, to shell-e-brate this holiday, at the codfish ball. Shark and salmon play backgammon, til the break of day. And each seahorse is here of course, this is the place where the plaice play! Yellowfin swim in and out, dancing with each bass and trout. Water beetles twist and shout, at the codfish ball. So, come along and follow me, to the bottom of the sea. We'll join in the jamboree, at the codfish ball.
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"Never smile at a Crocodile" (with scenes from "Peter Pan") Never smile at a crocodile. No you can't get friendly with a crocodile. Don't be taken in by his welcome grin. He's imagining how well you'd fit within his skin. Never smile at a crocodile. Never tip your hat and stop to talk awhile. ------------------------------------------------------ Never run, walk away, say "Good night", not "Good day." Clear the aisle and never smile at Mr. Crocodile. You may very well be well bred. Lots of etiquette in your head. But, there's always some special case, I will place to forget etiquette. (repeat entire song til this point) For instance! (repeat from top til dashed line above) Don't be rude, never mock, throw a kiss not a rock. Clear the aisle and never smile at Mr. CROCK--O--DILE!
This is a highly stimulating video. It can entertain by itself, but its real strength is as a thrilling parent-child activity.
The Funnest Sing Along Songs Video Now when I review Disney's Sing Along Songs, I have a favorite (5 stars) that sets the bar for the rest. This Sing Along Songs video is not my favorite, but it's pretty close.
It's just so much fun. Hosted by Ludwig Von Drake, the title song "Under The Sea" from The Little Mermaid sets the upbeat tempo for the whole video- it's full of so much energy.
Enjoy dancing, tapping, and singing along. Looking for the funnest Disney Sing Along Songs video?- this is it!
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